Wow, it’s been nearly a month since I last posted. So much going on, can’t pick just one, two or three. But there is something I’d like to share, it’s MAKERS. “MAKERS: Women Who Make America” (a production of Storyville Films) is just one part of the story. That’s the complete title of a new [...]
Here’s what’s coming up for Community Cinema DC at the Washington DC Jewish Community Center (the second venue is Busboys and Poets). You’ll want to be there and get involved. Find a Community Cinema screening near you — the season continues through June 2013. And there’s no admission fee – Read FREE – only a [...]
Stanley Nelson‘s Firelight Media partnered with the Advancement Project in videotaping real people who stood up for their right to vote. Tuesday, November 6 is the last and official day to vote in the U.S. for the 2012 election. Here are some handy resources for the polls if you’re getting any static: • 1-800-311-8683 Voter [...]
You sometimes wonder if it’s possible to have a civil and intelligent conversation about race. And the topic is ever so present in an election year, but much more nuanced when it comes to referring to a particular presidential candidate. It’s a challenge to come out of these discussions without some historical, social and/or political [...]
EXPERIENCE OVEE James Baldwin from “The Negro and the American Promise” (WGBH Archives, recorded 1963) Log on for a a live screening and chat with E. Ethelbert Miller on the literary and political activism of American novelist, essayist, playwright James Baldwin Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 1- 2 PM (ET) http://ovee.itvs.org/screenings/0kksw VIDEO DESCRIPTION:James [...]
